Progress apparent: The numbers didn't lie in Ireland.

The Steelers rushed a season-high 29 times for a season-high 131 yards in last Sunday's 24-21 win over Minnesota in Dublin. They also averaged a season-high 4.5 yards per carry and scored two rushing touchdowns, after having managed just one of those over the season's first three weeks.

According to the stat sheet and the eye test, the offensive line played its best game to date.

"Yes, we did," offensive line coach Pat Meyer confirmed.

But it wasn't just the offensive line, Meyer emphasized.

"Obviously, it's a collective group," he continued. "It's everything. It's the line, the backs, the tight ends, the wideouts.

"We were jelling more as an offense."

The Steelers' previous best output on the ground had been 72 yards on Sept. 14

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